#5 Excel H Sports Ranked Iowa Obliterates #9 Indiana
By Nick Jenkinson\Excel H Sports
The # 3 Iowa Hawkeyes sit all alone with a 6-0 conference record as they beat the Indiana Hoosiers 84-57 Saturday Night at Carver Hawkeye-Arena in Iowa City. Iowa is 17-1 on the season and now have a 14-game winning streak that dates back to Mid-November when the Hawkeyes only loss came to Kansas State 65-58 at home on November 16. Indiana falls to 14-2 overall and 5-1 in the Big Ten with Minnesota coming into Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers end a 13-game winning streak since a 97-64 loss at Stanford on November 12. Iowa has won five of the last meetings with Hoosiers dating back to 2022 and have a 5-3 record against Indiana since Cailtin Clark was a freshman in 2021-22 season. The Hawkeyes lead the all-time series with the Hoosiers 56-22.
Caitlin Clark finished the game with 30 points going 10-21 form the field, 6-16 from three-point range and 4-4 from the free throw line. Clark had 11 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block and committed 6 turnovers. Clark sits at 3,274 points which is 9 points away from tying Britney Griner of Baylor for fourth on NCAA All-Time Scoring List at 3,283 points. Molly Davis finished with 18 points, Gabbie Marshall added 12 points and Guard Kate Martin posted a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Hannah Stuleke added 5 points and 4 rebounds along with nine points off the bench with 5 points coming from Sharon Goodman and 4 points from Sydney Affolter. Iowa finished the game 30-61 from the field for 49%, 15-36 from three-point range for 41% and 9-10 from the free throw line for 90%. Iowa pulled down 37 rebounds, dished out 9 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks and committed 13 turnovers.
Mackenzie Holmes led Indiana with 16 points and 7 rebounds. Yarden Garzon and Sydney Parrish added 11 points apiece while Chloe-Moore McNeil added 9 points and Sara Scalia added 6 points along with 4 bench points from Lexus Bargesser. Indiana finished the game 23-54 for 42%, 5-20 from three-point range for 25%, and 6-11 from the free throw line for 54%. The Hoosiers pulled down 28 rebounds, dished out 12 assists, 8 steals, 4 blocks and committed 15 turnovers.
Indiana led the game 45 seconds in when Mackenize Holmes hit her first free throw to make 1-0. Molly Davis responded with a three pointer at the 8:38 mark to make it 3-1. Chloe Moore-McNeil hit a three pointer to give the Hoosiers a 4-3 lead with 8:23 left in the first quarter. Hannah Stuleke’s layup with 8:14 left gave Iowa a 5-4 lead as they never trailed for the rest of the game. Indiana was down 17-10 with 3:20 left in the first quarter when the Hoosiers made a 7-0 run to tie the game at 17-17 with 1;50 left in the opening period. Caitlin Clark made two free throws with 37 seconds remaining to put Iowa up to 19-17 going into the second quarter. Indiana tied the game at the 8:14 mark of the second quarter on a Moore-McNeil layup to make it 19-19. Clark hit a three to make it 22-19 with 7:11 left before halftime to give the Hawkeyes the lead for good as they outscored the Hoosiers 21-18 the rest of the quarter to led 43-37 going into the locker room.
Iowa outscored the Hoosiers 22-11 in the third quarter as they went into the final period up by 17 points at 65-48. Iowa closed out the final 10 minutes outscoring the Hoosiers 19-9 and dominated the second half putting up 41 points on the Hoosiers while allowing just 20 points from Indiana on the defensive end. Indiana traveled the day of the game due to bad weather that hit the state of Iowa the day before, but the Hoosiers turnovers were the big story and once Clark got going and rest of Hawkeyes were hitting it was too much for Indiana to overcome.
“We were just turning the ball over too much (in the first half) but were still in the game” Indiana head coach Teri Moren said after the game. “And we give Caitlin that backdoor layup and all of sudden were down (eight points) and from there it got out of control” Moren added. “We weren’t very good; I’d love to be able to give you reasons why that was. We just looked out of sorts” Moren said. Moren said she will not use the excuse that not getting into Iowa City until the day of the game was the reason they lost. The Hawkeye fans showed out on a night where travel was not recommended throughout the state because of the blizzard like conditions. “It’s dangerous outside and our fans don’t care” Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder said after the game. “They’re amazing” Bulder added.
POSTGAME NOTES
– No. 3 Iowa (17-1, 6-0) defeated No. 14 Indiana (14-2, 5-1), 84-57, inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday night.
– The Hawkeyes are off to their fourth 17-1 start in program history.
– Iowa is off to its best start in the Lisa Bluder era.
– Iowa last started 17-1 in the 1995-96 season.
– National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, registered 30 points, 11 assists, and five rebounds.
– It was Clark’s 46th career game with 30+ points in her career, the most in Iowa women’s basketball history.
– It was her 52nd career double-double, she is tied for seventh on the Big Ten’s all-time list. She leads all Big Ten active players in career double-doubles.
– Clark has 53 career games with 25+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds. (NCAA Best)
– UI has won 14 straight games.
– Iowa is 7-1 at home this season.
– Iowa is 3-0 against AP Top-25 teams.
– 15 of Iowa’s 17 all-time sellouts at Carver-Hawkeye Arena have happened in the last three seasons.
– The Hawkeyes are 6-0 for the first time in Big Ten play since the 1995-96 season.
– Molly Davis registered her fourth double figure game in scoring this year.
– Davis eclipsed her career-best in points in a Hawkeye uniform with 18.
– Gabbie Marshall has netted four or more 3-point baskets in back-to-back-to-back games for the first time this season.
– Marshall is 12-for-22 in her last three games.
– Clark has scored 20+ points in 103-of-118 career games which is the most in program history.
– Kate Martin has scored 10+ points in 11 of the last 13 games.
– Martin notched her fourth career double-double.
– Martin is the 43rd Hawkeye in program history to eclipse 1,000-career points.
– Iowa is currently riding a Big Ten-best 14-game winning streak.
– Since 2020-21, Iowa has scored 80+ points on 91 occasions which is the best nationally.
– The Hawkeyes have scored 80+ points in 14 contests this year.
– Clark has scored 25+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds in 11 out of the last 12 games.
– Iowa has won five out of the last six against Indiana.
– The Hawkeyes held the Hoosiers to 11 points in the third quarter.
– Iowa snapped Indiana’s 13-game winning streak.
– Iowa is 15-1 when leading at halftime.
– Clark kept her alive streak of 76 consecutive games making a 3-point basket. (NCAA best)
– Clark is the first Division-I player to record 3,000+ points, 900+ assists, and 800+ rebounds in a career.
– Iowa has won its last 10 against Big Ten foes.
– Iowa owns the longest active streak in the AP Top 5 at 11 consecutive weeks.
MEDIA AVAILABILITY SCHEDULE
Jan. 19, 12:15 p.m. (CT): Media Room – Head Coach Lisa Bluder and selected players
Jan. 26, 12:15 p.m. (CT): Media Room – Assistant Coach Raina Harmon and selected players
Feb. 2, 12:15 p.m. (CT): Media Room – Head Coach Lisa Bluder and selected players
Feb. 7, 12:15 p.m. (CT): Media Room – Assistant Coach Abby Stamp and selected players
Feb. 14, 12:15 p.m. (CT): Media Room – Associate Head Coach Jan Jensen and selected players
Feb. 21, 12:15 p.m. (CT): Media Room – Head Coach Lisa Bluder and selected players
Mar. 1, 12:15 p.m. (CT): Media Room – Head Coach Lisa Bluder and selected players
Mar. 3, 12:15 p.m. (CT): Media Room – Head Coach Lisa Bluder and selected players
UP NEXT
The third-ranked Hawkeyes will host Wisconsin on Jan. 16. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. (CT) inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game will broadcast on Peacock (subscription required) and the Hawkeye Radio Network.
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